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Christopher Edley, Prominent Legal Scholar, Passes Away

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Chris Edley was a smart, caring, determined advocate for justice who could move easily and powerfully through the mazes of top levels of law, politics, and research,” said Orfield, who is Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA Graduate School of Education and co-director of The Civil Rights Project at UCLA. Orrick, Jr.

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APEX 7: Pushing the boundaries of Medical Education

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

In this extra post, Colette Revadillo, David Geddes, and Anya Tan showcase APEX 7, an upcoming student-led medical research expedition to Bolivia that seeks to advance the field of high-altitude medicine. Medical students organise every aspect of the expeditions, from research design and fundraising to logistics and safety management.

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APEX 7: Pushing the boundaries of Medical Education

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Part of the apex6 expedition at the summit of Huayna Potosi (6088m) – Image Credit David Geddes In this extra post, Colette Revadillo, David Geddes, and Anya Tan showcase APEX 7, an upcoming student-led medical research expedition to Bolivia that seeks to advance the field of high-altitude medicine.

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Social Security Offsets and Defaulted Student Loans (CFPB)

Higher Education Inquirer

Between 2001 and 2019, the number of Social Security beneficiaries experiencing reduced benefits due to forced collection increased from approximately 6,200 to 192,300. The total amount of Social Security benefits the Department of Education collected between 2001 and 2019 through the offset program increased from $16.2 million to 2.22

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The APEX 5 Expedition: The Peak of Altitude Research

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

A: The APEX 5 high altitude medical research expedition, which gave its student volunteers and organisers a unique and unforgettable learning experience. In summer 2017, APEX 5 – the latest Apex expedition – made the Bolivian Andes its research laboratory and home for a week. Our research at 4,700m – 3.5

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Famous Graduates of Liberal Arts Colleges

Great College Advice

first female on the biology faculty NOTABLE ALUMNI of BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Brunswick, ME William Cohen, Class of 1962, Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration 1997-2001 NOTABLE ALUMNI of BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY, Lewisburg, PA Kenneth Langone, the CEO of Home Depot NOTABLE ALUMNI of BUTLER UNIVERSITY, Indianapolis, IN Arthur C.

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APEX6: Student-led learning in the Andes

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

In this post, Isla Petrie, a senior student at the Medical School, reflects on an exciting student-led research expedition in the mountains of South America, organised through Student Partnership Agreement funding. Research was integral to our expedition and was what took us to such heights.

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